Smaddening complexity: The role of Smad3 in epithelial-myofibroblast transition

Cells Tissues Organs

Volumn 193, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 41-52

  Masszi, András ^a   Kapus, András ^a  

^a ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Smooth muscle actin; Epithelial mesenchymal transition; Intercellular contacts; Myocardin related transcription factor; Myogenic program; Receptor Smads; Transforming growth factor

Indexed keywords

ALPHA SMOOTH MUSCLE ACTIN; SMAD2 PROTEIN; SMAD3 PROTEIN; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA1;

ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; CELL ADHESION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EPITHELIAL MESENCHYMAL TRANSITION; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FIBROBLAST; FIBROGENESIS; FIBROSIS; HUMAN; MYOFIBROBLAST; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS;

ANIMALS; EPITHELIAL CELLS; EPITHELIAL-MESENCHYMAL TRANSITION; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MYOFIBROBLASTS; SMAD3 PROTEIN;

EID: 78650511931     PISSN: 14226405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000320180     Document Type: Article

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